Read full poem →By strangers honour'd, and by strangers mourn'd!
What, though no friends in sable weeds appear,
Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year,
Dictionary Entry
A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia).
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Common Phrases
. sableisland sableantelope sablebrush sablecoat sablebrushes sablesable capesable de
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Poetry examples for “sable”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Received the weapons of the sky;
And dipp'd them in the sable well,
The fount of fame or infamy.
Read full poem →Resistless falls: the Muse obeys the Pow'r.
She comes! she comes! the sable Throne behold
Of _Night_ primæval and of _Chaos_ old!
Read full poem →Now move to war her sable Matadores,
In show like leaders of the swarthy Moors.
Read full poem →Ill the rose-red and the sable feather
Blend in one crown's plume, as grief with mirth:
Read full poem →UNDERNEATH this sable hearse
Lies the subject of all verse,
Read full poem →Be patient, weary body, soon the night
Will wrap thee gently in her sable sheet,
And with a leaden sigh thou wilt invite
Read full poem →Le papier à fleurs bleues lui cède. Il fait le bruit
Du sable et du cresson qu'une source traverse.
L'air qui touche mes nerfs est extrêmement lourd.
Read full poem →Sweep through her marble halls!
I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light
From the celestial walls!